Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"Senior Brother Zhang!"

Seeing Zhang Jing approaching, Chen Xiandao and Shen Qingqing simultaneously cried out.

Their voices immediately drew the attention of the surrounding disciples of the Outer Academy, all turning their eyes to Zhang Jing.

It was different, however.

The disciples of Shenxiao and Xuanguang Daoist Temples were full of curiosity in their gazes.

As for the disciples of Dragon Lake Dao Institute's Outer Academy, their eyes held both expectancy and anxiety.

Just now, two top-ranked students from their Institute failed in their examinations to advance to the Second Void, and Zhang Jing had gradually become their last hope.

But Senior Brother Zhang Jing was, after all, no different from the other two top-ranked students, having not been in the Institute for long.

If he also happens to fail...

At that point, the Dragon Lake Dao Institute's disciples would find it hard to raise their heads in the presence of the disciples from the other two Institutes.

The expressions of the Dragon Lake Dao Institute's disciples were reflected in the gaze of the other two institutes, making them even more curious as to who the newcomer was.

The one claiming to compile a list of the outer academy talents who previously spoke had also stopped in his tracks, solely focusing on Zhang Jing drawing nearer and nearer.

"May I ask, who is this senior brother that has got you all - "

"This is temporary confidentiality."

Shen Qingqing's face displayed a bit of mischievousness.

...

"Brother Chen, Fairy Shen, have you tried challenging these stairs to the heavens?"

Zhang Jing slowed his steps, laughed, and asked.

Ignoring dozens of divergent looks that were focused on him.

"Senior Brother Zhang, these spirit god projections are very strong, so please be careful," Shen Qingqing looked at Zhang Jing, her beautiful eyes revealing a glimmer of concern.

It is quite clear.

Concerning the level of the stairs where Zhang Jing would stop, she was unsure.

Shen Qingqing now just hopes that the challenger would at least break through to the Second Void.

"Senior Brother Zhang, do not take this lightly."

Chen Xiandao reminded him seriously.

"I understand, thank you both for the reminder."

Zhang Jing nodded with a smile, and suddenly turned into a rainbow light, heading straight for the first stair.

...

The first stair.

Though it's called a step, in reality, it's more like a gigantic ring, of over a hundred feet in both length and width. Entirely cast in a certain type of azure gold and covered in Dao patterns, it gives off an invincible feeling.

A brilliant rainbow light approached with a sonic boom.

Zhang Jing landed gently in the wheel of the ring, as light as a feather.

His gaze naturally swept across the surroundings.

He saw crystallized shadows standing quietly around the ring, all in different formations. There were many human-shaped shadows, but most of them were queer and strange things.

As he was looking around.

Ka ka ~

A rigid sound suddenly echoed.

Zhang Jing turned his gaze toward the sound.

All he saw was a tiger-shaped black silhouette with two wings on its back, stretching to nine meters, gradually moving. It transformed into a colorful giant beast in an instant, releasing a domineering aura.

Roar ~

The giant tiger roared, flapped its wings on its back, leaped dozens of feet high, and with a ferocious momentum, it pounced toward Zhang Jing.

However, witnessing this scene.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

So all the shadows won't attack all at once.

That way, he'd feel at ease.

Zhang Jing raised his eyes to look at the giant tiger who was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

It had reached the zenith of the tenth layer of Qi Refinement, possess a strong form, devoid of any emotion, and was completely a killing machine.

It would indeed be quite a nuisance for the common folk to deal with.

No wonder it could serve as the guardian of the stairway to the heavens.

His heart stirred.

Ding ding!

The clear clashing sounds of iron and gold echoed throughout the ring.

In the crystal-clear river.

Three Spell Fish leisurely leaped out, transforming into terrifyingly sharp blades as high as a half-person, forming a character - "品", shimmering with icy cold, dark glow, dashing towards the giant tiger at high speed.

In just a matter of a moment.

Tiny ice crystals sprinkled down.

They evenly spread across the ring, emitting a bizarre crimson color.

A flash of brilliance crossed the palm of his hand.

Spiritual Pith +10!

Without a moment's rest.

Zhang Jing turned into a streak of rainbow light, flying towards the second stair above in an instant.

The guardian Spirit God projection of the second stair was stronger than that of the First Stair Spirit God projection, but it still couldn't withstand his triple-spell Dao kind version of Ice Edge Method.

Spiritual Pith +10!

Time gradually slipped away.

The third stair, the fourth stair, the fifth stair...

Zhang Jing was unstoppable.

Except for the first stair, where he spent a few moments observing the playing field for the first time, none of these stairs could even make him pause for a split second.

The Ninth Stair.

Watching the man in an inherited armor on the opposite side casually shattered his three solidifying ice technique.

Zhang Jing could not help showing a trace of surprise on his face.

The god guarding the ninth stair was far stronger than the one at the eighth.

But it was just that and nothing more.

At least from what he had seen, the opponent's combat power had not completely surpassed the range of the tenth level of Qi Refinement.

The next moment.

Whirl, Whirl——

The Five Treasures Ling River flowed swiftly, and dozens of solidified ice techniques like raindrops, went crushing towards the armored man on the opposite side.

This time there were no surprises.

The armored man was instantly transformed into a clump of bright red mist.

Spirit Pith plus twenty!

"Is the next level, the so-called Second Void?"

Zhang Jing once again transformed into a rainbow light and flew upwards, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

...

Down below.

Not until the rainbow light transformed by Zhang Jing disappeared.

The many disciples of the Outer Academy of Dragon Lake Dao Institute completely let their hearts down, cheering in unison.

Thank heavens.

Finally, someone from their Outer Academy entered the Second Void!

And at this moment, the expressions on Shen Qingqing's and Chen Xiandao's faces were already blank.

Especially Shen Qingqing.

She was stuck on the ninth stair, so she naturally knew how absurd the god guards on top were.

But... Zhang Jing passed so quickly?

"The gap between him and me is currently a bit too wide, isn't it." Shen Qingqing thought somewhat displeased.

During the Outer Academy's exams, she was ranked first, while he was ranked third.

Clearly, she was supposed to be the A-class talent...

"Your Dragon Lake Dao Institute is really good at hiding your cards."

The man who compiled the Outer Academy's Talent List, looking at the name that was madly climbing on the Spirit Pith, sighed.

...

The Second Void.

This time it was unexpectedly in the midst of a boundless grassland.

Zhang Jing briefly scanned and then directly flew towards the stairs in the sky.

The first stair.

Looking at the corpse of the god guard on the opposite side, Zhang Jing's face turned serious.

He could clearly feel.

The strength of the god guard at this stair had directly changed qualitatively, vaguely exceeding the range of Qi Refinement's tenth level.

This meant that after a few more stairs, relying solely on spells would not be enough anymore.

It was necessary to fully mobilize the Five Treasures Ling River, and even stimulate the Taoism Rhyme of the Mysterious Yao's Sucking Void, which he had understood up to sixty percent.

"Come on, let's see where my limit lies!"

A bright smile instantly appeared on Zhang Jing's face.

The rainbow light once again swept upward.

...

At this moment.

In the grassland below.

Qin Nian also saw that rainbow light.

Although he hadn't seen the person, but intuition told him that it was Zhang Jing.

"I stopped at the seventh stair of the Second Void, I wonder if you can surpass me?"

Not far from there.

The A-class member from Xuanguang Daoist Temple also saw the rainbow light formed by Zhang Jing, and he couldn't help but develop some doubts in his heart.

"Who is this person?"

He had already confirmed that the two A-class members of Dragon Lake Dao Institute would find it hard to break through the First Void in a short time. And the inner court had already entered the more advanced Void realms.

That's absurd?!

He quickly opened the Spirit Pith list.

...

Before long.

Staring at the monster on the opposite side, who used his head to withstand the completely boiling and carrying the Taoism Rhyme of Mysterious Yao's Sucking Void, Five Treasures Ling River, and intended to cut him down.

Zhang Jing exhaled deeply.

This was his current limit.

To go further, a breakthrough in the understanding of the Taoism Rhyme was needed.

After understanding this, Zhang Jing did not forcefully persevere, instead, he immediately withdrew and slowly fell onto the ice sheet below.

The sixth stair of the Third Void!

His eyes flashed, and he then looked directly at the Spirit Pith List.

[Number 614: Zhang Jing (Qi Refinement Tenth Level· Twenty-Four Stairs· Dragon Lake Dao Institute)]

Ahead of him was an inner court at the thirtieth stair in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Behind him, was an outer court disciple named Qin Nian at the sixteenth stair. Further behind, another outer court disciple named Shen Xiao at the twelfth stair.

These two seemed to be the A-class talents of Shenxiao Daoist Temple and Xuanguang Daoist Temple, respectively.

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That will be it for today, continue with the five chapters tomorrow~